Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko expressed \u201chorror\u201d at the possibility of the Republic of Moldova and Romania unifying. He made the statement during a meeting with Moldova\u2019s pro-Russian former president, Igor Dodon, on Monday, May 25.<\/p>\n
During the meeting in Minsk, Lukashenko said he heard about the reunification scenario from statements made by Moldovan president Maia Sandu.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hear from various sources that Moldova is ready to become almost part of another state. Honestly, I tell you, as a man in love with your country, I perceive this with horror. I would very much ask you and your supporters not to allow under any circumstances the destruction of such a flourishing and beautiful country as Moldova,\u201d Lukashenko declared, according to NewsMaker.md<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Belarusian dictator urged the Republic of Moldova not to break relations with the states with which it \u201chas always found common ground\u201d and recalled his 2018 visit to Chi\u0219in\u0103u, when he participated alongside Igor Dodon in an agricultural event near the Moldovan capital.<\/p>\n Lukashenko also proposed resuming the activity of the Moldovan-Belarusian bilateral cooperation commission and brought up the future Eurasian Economic Union summit.<\/p>\n In turn, Igor Dodon accused Maia Sandu of promoting \u201cthe idea of liquidating the Moldovan state\u201d after an alleged failure of Moldova\u2019s bid for EU membership.<\/p>\n \u201cThe current president, after realizing that there will be no European integration, that this path is a failure, and the current realities in Moldova demonstrate it, has begun to promote the idea of liquidating the Moldovan state. For us, this is a very serious problem,\u201d Dodon declared.<\/p>\n